Appropriate Chemotherapy Dosing for Obese Adult Patients With Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline

The American Society of Clinical Oncology called a group of experts to review and create new guidelines to provide Obese Adult patients with the correct dose of Chemotherapy.

“Practice pattern studies demonstrate that up to 40% of obese patients receive limited chemotherapy doses that are not based on actual body weight. Concerns about toxicity or overdosing in obese patients with cancer, based on the use of actual body weight, are unfounded.”

The new guideline will ensure clinicians respond to all treatment-related toxicities in patients with or without obesity problems the same ways. 

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